UN Inaugurates International Jazz Day with All-Star Concert
World-famous record producer and composer, Quincy Jones, co-hosts the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters. The all-star concert, jointly organized by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Thelonious Monk Institute, caps off a series of Jazz Day events which saw celebrations at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris on 27 April, and at sunrise today in New Orleans.